The car recycling industry is booming in the UK. With this boom comes a growing need for safe and efficient car storage solutions. Without fit-for-purpose storage, many operators in the vehicle recycling sector risk creating inefficient and unsafe practices in a warehouse, with the potential to harm workers, in addition to valuable stock.
With a dedicated auto parts racking system, recyclers can store significantly more stock, with safety provisions included. Effective car parts storage is essential to delivering a quality product within expected lead times. One of the best ways to do this is with a specialist car storage solution.
Anyone attending Cars Exhibition in Coventry this September can discuss car storage solutions for their yard or warehouse with Prodek at stand I4.
Recycled Car Part Storage Challenges
Car part storage is now a bigger challenge than ever before. The cost saving and environmental benefits of the green parts industry is fuelling demand for reclaimed car parts – particularly in the collision repair industry. With the demand for parts recycling ever-growing, warehouses and storage units need to free up more space to keep pace with demand.
Restricted storage capacity means revenue potential is restricted. Matters of safety also come to the fore. Bulky or heavy car parts and accessories stacked high can be dangerous to handle. Alternatively, using floorspace to store auto parts reduces overall capacity and creates trip hazards.
Another challenge facing vehicle recyclers is stock handling. Risking damage to car parts and vehicles could mean loss of revenue. Doors and panels are especially prone to damage during storage and retrieval processes. Even a small amount of damage reduces the value of the part and will often require the parts’ quality rating to be downgraded. Worse still, a customer receiving a part which does not match its description at point of sale, is potentially damaging to reputation and seller ratings.
A dedicated car storage solution is designed to provide safe storage, easily accessible stock handling, and facilitate fast and accurate order picking.
Why Choose Vehicle Storage Solutions?
Car storage solutions are available to the vehicle recycling industry. CarRax, by Prodek, is a scalable vehicle storage solution to maximise storage capacity and fully optimise stock handling.
CarRax fully maximises vehicle storage capacity, storing five vehicles in a single-sided configuration or ten vehicles in a double-sided configuration. Using a Made in Sheffield heavy-duty cantilever racking system, car storage is safe, secure, and easy to manage. Stored vehicles become fully accessible by forklift truck, and are easy to locate and pick, ready for sale.
Car Door Panel Storage by Prodek, is a car parts storage system bespoke to the vehicle recycling industry. Originally developed for Charles Trent Recycling Distribution Centre in Poole, Car Door Panel Storage fully maximises the height and floorspace capacity of a warehouse. Stock is located and picked quickly, with easy access to safely stored parts, free from damage.
In the reclaimed car parts industry, it is important to provide fast and accurate order fulfilment to meet demands of the used parts supply chain. Vitally, recyclers require efficient access to stored cars and parts to deliver on customer expectations.
Prodek car storage solutions ensure parts are stored safely within highly accessible and organised racking systems, configured to individual parts specifications. We design with the VRA Code of Conduct in mind, working to improve standards within the second-hand vehicle and green parts supply chain.
Vehicle Storage Solutions at Coventry Cars Exhibition
Prodek is pleased to be a featured vendor at this year’s Coventry Cars Exhibition in September 2021. At the event, visitors can discuss their vehicle and car parts storage in detail with the team. With over 30 years’ experience implementing vehicle storage solutions, Prodek are well-placed to offer advice on a perfect-fit auto parts racking system.
